Duane Richard Monteith, MD| Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Interventional Pulmonology | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest or expertise
- Duane R. Monteith, MD, FACS, Regional Chief of Thoracic Surgery, cares for patients at the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
- While he treats a wide range of pulmonary illnesses and related conditions, he is particularly interested in thoracic cancers.
- Board certified in thoracic as well as cardiac surgery, Dr. Monteith specializes in the treatment of conditions that include lung cancer, esophageal diseases, both benign and malignant, and mediastinal tumors.
- He has extensive experience performing minimally invasive procedures including robotic thoracic surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Certifications and associations
Dr. Monteith is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Robotic Surgery, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, to name a few. During his career, he has made numerous presentations to a diverse range of audiences, many focusing on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, and has been recognized with several awards for his efforts.
Clinical areas of focus
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Right Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
Procedures I perform
- Airway Tumor Destruction
- Bilateral Lungs Endoscopic Drainage
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoscopy With Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy With Fiducial Markers
- Bronchoscopy With Lung Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy With Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy, Rigid Or Flexible
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Destruction Of Left Pleura
- Empyema Treatment
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Excision Of Pericardium
- Extirpation Of Right Pleura
- Gas Dilution
- Hemothorax Treatment
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Left Lower Lung Lobe Resection
- Left Pleura Endoscopic Excision
- Left Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Lobectomy
- Lower Lobe Bronchus Dilation
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Lung Release
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Ventilation Scan
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Mediastinal Excision
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pleural Ultrasound
- Pleurectomy
- Pneumonostomy
- Pneumothorax Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Metastasis Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair, Laceration, Diaphragm
- Right Lower Lung Lobe Resection
- Right Middle Lung Lobe Resection
- Right Pleura Endoscopic Excision
- Right Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Spirometry Test
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Sputum Test
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracic Abscess Drainage
- Thoracic Ultrasound
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Parietal Pleurectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Thorax Lymph Node Excision
- Thorax Lymphatic Endoscopic Resection
- Thymus Endoscopic Resection
- Trachea Drainage
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Unclassified Injection
- Unlisted Biliary Tract Procedure
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Yag Laser Therapy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- POS OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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Education
Board Certification:
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center-GME (2011)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: Howard University (2002)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025